For the fourth year in a row, An Post has reported a zero gender pay gap.
The figures, which measure the difference between what men and women earn, show that the mean gender pay gap at An Post for 2024 was -2.8% in favour of females, while the median gender pay gap was 0.7%.
The mean pay gap is the difference between the average hourly rate of pay for women, compared to the average hourly rate of pay for men.
The median pay gap represents the difference in hourly pay between the middle-placed woman and the middle-placed man.
An Post's gender pay gap report shows that within its senior management group, female representation increased by over one third from 34% to 47% since 2021.
Female representation within the management group grew from 36% in 2021 to 40% in 2024.
Amongst postal operatives, which includes delivery and sorting staff, a traditionally heavily male-dominated role, female representation has risen incrementally from 13% in 2021 to 15% in 2024.
"I am delighted to see our continued progress on equality for all in An Post, this is testament to our commitment to make big moves to achieve great results," said Eleanor Nash, Chief People Officer, An Post.
The gender pay gap report also outlines commitments for 2025 including encouraging more postal operative staff to enrol in a female talent acceleration programme.
Another commitment is to provide gender equality and inclusive leadership training for line managers.
"These results demonstrate our steadfast commitment to equality," said David McRedmond, CEO, An Post.
"We firmly believe that increasing female representation is driving significant positive change within An Post enhancing our innovation, collaboration and overall success," Mr McRedmond said.
Companies above a certain size are required to publish gender pay gap reports.
An analysis of 2023's figures by PwC revealed that the mean hourly gender pay gap reported across 550 companies was 11.2%, down from 12.6% the previous year.
